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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
EDMUNDS AND LAMAR.

In his mad effort to defeat Mr.. La
MARS confirmation by the senate in
case he should be nominated for the
Office of associate justice OH the supreme
bench Senator EDMUNDS is pursuing
the very course that will assure the con-
firmatiOn. This is not a time when
bitter partisanship avails in national
affairs. The country has grown tired of
partisan rancor. The people want peace
and they are determined to have it. Mr..
EDMUNDs is making a depiorable dis
play of the weakness of old age in this
age, and he will probably live long
enough to be convinced of the folly he
is committing. If his objections to Mr..
LAMAR'S confirmation were based on
rational grounds he would make some
Roadway in his opposition. But they are
not, and the animus of his opposition
is so transparent that it will react
against himself. The GLOBE has frankly
stated that it believed a much better Sc
lection than LAMAR could have been
made for the place. 1t stated its OBJ
jectionS to Mr.. LAMAR to be his adj
Vanced age, his lack of judicial training
and his indOlent habits. If Mr. Ed
MUNDs had seen proper to base his OPP
position to Mr.. LAMAR's appointment on
any one or all of these grounds he would
doubtless get respectable hearing
in the senate. But he didn't, probably
for the simple reason that some of the
same objections would be urged against
himself in case his name should ever be
presented to the senate in similar con-
nection. He prefers to raise an issue of
sectiOnalism against Mr.. LAMAR, a
course that will be sure to rally all the
liberal and patriotic members of the
senate to Mr.. LAMAR'S support and in
sure his confirmation. 1t will force the
Democratic senators to stand by him to
a man, and a very large and respectable
element of the Republican senators will
be sure to rebel against EDMUNDs' at
tempt to establish himself as dictator
of the Republican party in the senate.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
RAPID TRANSIT.
Discussion of the Subject By One
Acquainted With 1t.
To the Editor of the Globe,

To the Editor of the Globe.
| read with great interest your most
excellent editorial on the subject of
rapid transit, and L fully agree with
you that we need quicker and cheaper
service between the cities; and that if,
as you say, the granting of this fran
chise by the city council will bring COM
petition that will result in the saving to
the public of from s45, 900 to $4,000 per
month, or about 100000 per annum,
then it is most certainly subject big
with interest to the public, and one
ought, to discuss. Think of it: the say
ings to the public for two short years,
even if there should be no increase in
population in the two cities, would
Just about build and equip that entire
elevated road. Is it not about time then
that something should be done that
will afford such competition in transit
rates between the cities that will COM
pei the reduction proposed by this COM
pany? 1t certainly rests in the hands
of the present council to do a great
thing for the public in granting
a carefully guarded franchise to
this, or some other company that means
business. And certainly no company
could ask for less or propose fairer con-
ditionS nor be composed of better rep
resentative men than the company now
asking these privileges. On one i'm
pOrtant point, however, L beg to differ
from your views as expressed. You
propose that the council shall require
this company to designate the streets to
be occupied by said elevated road. l
am satisfied that such condition will
mean no road at all. A few years ago
that was tried. Rice street was desig-
mated, and Immediately all the property
owners on that street were in arms
against it, and the next spring an alder
man was elected pledged to resist
franchise for an elevated road on that
street. Now, do not let us kill this en-
terprise in the start that way. Rather
let the council except such public streets
as they wish reserved from railroads of
all kinds, and then when this elevated
road is built let the courts assess dam
ages to property, if any, on the streets
occupied, and the company be COM
PEELED to pay the same. For it is fact
that we must face, in large and grow
ing city, that some streets must be given
up to transportation of this kind, and
the sooner the better. Let the council
carefully guard the city's interest in
such franchise, but not kill the enter
prise at the start by conditions that no
company can ever fulfill.
Yours FOR Quick TRANSIT.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02

people, rests upon the ever-conquering
principle of the greatest good to the
greatest number, and is the unrelenting
foe of monopoly in whatever form it
presents itself.
There is one other matter, however,
to which Mr.. PARTON directs public
attention, which he deems essential to
the complete publication of the DEM
ocratic party, and that is to take out of
politics forever the one hundred and
fifty thousand offices. Mr.. PARTON as
Serts that the Democratic party is re-
SpOnSible for the introduction of this
system, which was so wofully abused
under Republican administrations, and
it will be false to public interests if it
does not avail the opportunity presented
by its return to power to wipe it out.
Mr.. PATTON seems to be unmindful of
the fact that the CLEVELAND admins
tration has done just what he advises to
be done. The hundred and fifty
thousand offices have been taken
out Of politics. The officeholder
under the CLEVELAND administration
who becomes an active partisan is sure
to lose his scalp. If the Democratic
party Sinned in introducing the spOilS
system under the JACKSON regime, it
has amply atoned for it by eliminating
the spoilS system under the CLEVELAND
administration. Thus all side issues
have been swept away and the two par
ties will clinch in the next national con-
test on the one single issue of protection
to the favored few as represented by
the Republican idea, or of protection to
the masses as embodied in the DEM
Ocratic dOctrinei
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
MIR. BLAINE,S TOUR.

1t is very pretty programme that
Mr.. BLAINE has arranged for his home
coming, but we fear that it will not pos
sesS the dramatic effect the dis
tinguished traveller intends it to have.
Even though he may wait III San
Francisco until he hears the news of his
nomination, if it is made, and then set S
out on tour of the prin-
ciple voting centers, it is
difficult to see how such course of pro-
cedure can aid his course. For it should
be remembered that Mr.. BLAINE tried
this experiment once before with no
very striking results.
Even though Mr.. GoULD's telegraph
company flashed reports of his speeches
all over the land, little of the enthusi-
asm which Mr.. BLAINE hopes to evoke
by second tour, was aroused. And
now the conditions are very much diff
ferent. Since the absence of the gentle
man from Maine, the people of the
country, already favorably disposed
towards the present president of the
United States. have become even more
so through the closer acquaintance re-
sulting from his little trip recently fin
iShed
Mr.. BLAINE would find it very hard
indeed to play even a good second to
that journey, and, however much en-
thusiasm he might stir up among his
own partisans he would be likely to find
at the close that, despite the ostentation
of his appeal, he had not won over a
single vote from the other side. There
is no use in Mr.. BLAINE trying to force
fortune.
He should proceed decorously to his
home and there, unmindful of the
future, enjoy the present hour content
with the good the gods have given him.
Against the inevitable-the reelection
of President CLEvELAND-it is useless
for him or any other Republican, how
ever magnetic" to struggle.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
THE NATIONAL BANKS.
Facts and Figures From the Re-
port of the Comptroller of the

Facts anu Figures FROM the ne
port of the Comptroller Of the
Currency.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The twenty
fifth annual report of the comptroller
presented to congress on the first day
of its session. The report shows that
the total number of national banks Or
ganized up to the 31st of October is
3,8O5, of which CPS have gone into vol
untary liquidation and 119 have failed.
leaving in operation at that date 3,061.
OF this number 3,049 furnished reports
of condition at the date of the last call,
Oct ), of which complete abstract has
been published. The total number of
new banks formed during the last year
is 225; the total number closed during
the year is 33, of which 25 went into
voluntary liquidation and failed. The
new banks comprise in New England,
SO in the Middle states. so in
the Southern states, 107 in the
Central states, and thirty in the West
ern states and territories. OF the failed
banks, one was in New England, two in
the Middle states, four in the Southern
states and one in the Central states.
The gross increase in National bank
1914, 7"ii5, of which s., S6S, 005 represents an
increase of capital by banks existing
Nov, l, 1886. There has been, however,
a decrease of capital of So, 322, 40. of
which 81, 0S7 $50 is the aggregate capital
of the thirty-three banks which went
into voluntary liquidation and failed,
and the remainder represents decrease
of capital by banks still in operation.
The net increase of capital for the year
is, therefore, $50, 572, 1875. On the other
hand, there is CO
A NET DECREASE
of $50, 495, $50 in the circulation repre-
scented by bonds. The decrease result
ing from the surrender of circulation by
banks still in operation is S57.770,4 AS,
and the decrease caused by banks going
into voluntary liquidation and failing is
S1.274. $50, making gross decrease of
$50, 044, $50, Offset by a total increase of
SO, $40, 265, which consists of an increase
by the formation of new banks of
S4,552, 900 and all increase of circulation
by previously existing banks to the
amount of 1887, us. The affairs of five
failed banks have been closed dnring
the year, including among them one of
those which failed during the year. In
four cases out of five the creditors have
received payment of principal and in
terest ia full. and theye has teen bal
ance of assets transferred to an agent
of the stockholders. In the other
case, that of a bank which failed in
1879, the total dividends amount to 81
per cent. In each case a detailed ac-
count IS given of the cause of the fail
ure and the progress made i'll liquida-
ton. The total amount of money paid
in dividends during the past year is
81. LOG, 203.41; the whole amount paid to
creditors of inSolvent banks since the
system has been inaugurated is SO
4;ss44 $50 upon proved claims amounting
to Siii, 6:ssS. :,SS; the total assessments on
stockholders s9,945.250, of which gross
collections have been 81 ,6S2, 563. Very
full statistics have been collected about
the state banks, savings banks, loan and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
DIR. KEMPSTER.
Some Doubt Expressed About
That Rich Gold Find.

That Rich Gold Find,
Special to the Globe
MADISON. Wis, Dec. 1.-The rather
sudden resignation of DIR. Walter Kemp
ster, of the Northern hospital for the
insane, and his departure for his new
gold mines at Washington has caused
quite little ripple in political circles,
owing to the manner in which Kempster
was Installed as superintendent last
August. The state board of supervision
finished its session to-day, and all the
members except President Luling i'm
mediately left for their homes, perhaps
to save the trouble of answering embar-
RAISING questions. Mr.. Luling was in
teryiewed by the GLOBE correspondent
this afternoon in regard to the matter.
He said that he knew of the find of
kempster the first part of November, but
said he did not think then that Kemp
letter from him last Saturday, saying
that he would be obliged to go on to
Washington Immediately, and replied
in letter, saying that as his absence
was likely to be permanent, he had
better send in his resignation so the
board could elect a successor. [ quest
Toned whether DR.. Wigginton would be
reinStated. He replied that he would
not deny that it was understood at the
time KempSter was chosen that he
would resign at the termination of
Sawyer's vacation, and positively as
serted that Sawyer had never come be-
tween the board and any of its actions.
He remarked, however, that the story
of rich gold finds seemed to him decid-
eddy fishy. DR.. Kempster recommended
the appointment of Asst. Supt. Fleming
to succeed him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02

trust companies and private banks and
bankers throughout the country. The
suggestions made by the comptroller
as to
AMENDMENTS TO THE LAWS
are in the form of code revising and
consolidating all existing laws, with a
number of changes, each of which is
fully explained and the reasons Tor it
are set forth at considerable length.
The most important of the changes
recommended is that the minimum
amount of bonds to be deposited as
security for circulation shall be 10 per
cent of the capital of banks Of not over
$3.50, 900 and 900 for banks of which
the capital exceeds $500 also that
the Semi-annual duty on circulation be
hereafter charged only on the amount
issued upon bonds deposited in excess
of the minimum amount as above. tie
also recommends that the national bank
reserve of banks. The existing pro-
visions OF law as to the responsibility of
officers and directors of banks are modi-
fed so as to avoid heretofore exist
ing obstacles to their prompt and
certain enforcement. The restriction
upon banks as to making loans in eX-
cess of 10 per cent of capital to any one
party is modified in respect to loans
upon collateral security and the total
limits raised to 20 per cent of capital
and surplus. The provisions as to re-
serve upon deposits are modified so as
not to include government deposits in
the amount upon which reserve is to be
held. The provision as to state taxa
ton of national banks is also modified.
The proposed code has been transmit
with codification of all existing laws
ON the subject, arranged in sections
parallel with those of the proposed code
and accompanied by letter explaining
each of the more important changes,
and giving the reason therefor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
THE LIFE SAVERS.

The government does not pay enough
attention to the life saving service.
Notwithstanding this there is no more
meritOrious branch of the public Sery-
ice. The work it has performed dur
ing the past season, for instance, has
been heroic one.
Scores of lives that would have been
sacrificed to the angry waters OF lake
and ocean have been preserved through
the valiant efforts of the brave life-SaY-
ers, and through their industry prop
erty aggregating thousands OF dollars in
value has been kept from destruction.
And this good work is carried on under
the most discouraging circumstances.
The life-saving crews. on the lakes at
least, are diSbanded as soon as navlga-
ton ceases and scattered far and wide are
gathered together again in the spring
with difficulty; not only is this prejudi-
cial to the discipline of the service, but
it prevents the recruiting of the best
possible material.
The pay is inadequate, being less
than the compensation of a fireman,
though the risk is as great and the labor
no less arduOus, and no provision is
made for the relief of the families of
the life-savers in case of the drowning
of a crew. The whole service should
be placed upon better foundation and
should be more SystematiZed. The
men should be engaged permanently
and should be given a chance for pro-
motion. The pay should be made in
some degree commensurate with the
great risk, and pensions should be pro-
vided for disabled or retired members
of the service, or for their widows in
case of accident.
The service, despite the limitations
with which it has been hampered, has
accomplished wonderful results. How
much better might it not do if it should
receive something like adequate recOg-
nitiOn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
HUMAN SCARECROWS.

A habitual diner out-The tramp
New Haven News.
On the tramp-Rags and dirt.-New-,
man Independent.
In search of change-A begging
tramp.-New Haven News.
Life is not all sunshine for the tramp.
There is a good deal of dish-water
thrown in.-Burlington Free Press.
sob, for thousand tongues" sighed
the tramp, as he finished cold tongue
Sandwich.--Washington Critic.
When you ask tramp to cut stick
or two for you in exchange for food, he
generally cuts his stick.-BOSton
Courier.
The tramp tolls not, but he will spin
the most fantastic yarn you ever heard
for the sake of possible quarter
Washington Critic.
'sMy subject is rapidly drawing to a
Clothes" as the nocturnal tramp OBJ
served while deftly lifting the last shirt
from the line.-ChicagO Sunday Ma
tional,
An Iowa tramp, arrested for vaga-
bondage, gave his name as Samuel
Tired. He had tired good many peo-
pie in demanding mince pie in July
Alta California.
Illinois papers are reduced to one sub
ject to brag about. They boast the SUI
periority of the sucker trampS, who now
refuse the gift of any food except fried
chicken.-Alta California.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
A Reception to Cook.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The reception
given by the New York State Demo-
cratic association to Frederick Cook at
Wizards tonight was great ovation
to the recently elected secretary of state
of the Empire state. congressman S.
S. Cox and Stahlnecker and most of the
New York Democratic congressman
were present, as well as Congressman
Randall and eX-Gov. Curtin, of Penn
sylvania.
Mr.. Cox made the speech of the even
ing, and was followed by Assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury Maynard and
Public Printer Benedict. Mr.. Cook
called on President Cleveland this aft
ernOon, and in company with the latter
drove out to Oakyiew. He leaves for
New York early in the morning, highly
delighted with his visit to Washington.
and with the warm reception rendered
him by his New York friends.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
4 COMEDY AND TRAGEDY.

An actor, like plaster, must draw
we'll if he expects to be in demand
Boston Post.
1t is only when the ghost walks that
the heavy tragedian sees SpiritS.-LOw-
ell Citizen.
A theater runs by means of its foot
lights, locomotive by its headlights
Detroit Free Press.
Robert Downing must be a hard
hearted cannibal. or he would not be
glad he ate her.-Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
Actors usually fare well on their fare
well tours; that's why they have so
many of them.-Rochester Post-EX-
press.
A new play about to be brought out
in Boston is called THE BarriSter"
1t ought to be successful. A barrister
is certainly feasible subject.-Pitts-
burg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Tragedy is prosperous under the be-
nign sway of the interstate commerce
law. Some of the actors really look
melancholy, though not always in the
right place.-New Haven News.
A prominent Psychologist says that
the coming man will be completely bald.
Perhaps by that time an inventive gen.
Jus will build theater with every seat
in the front row.-Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
WINTER FOR THEM.
Suits at Eau Claire Against Many
Mining Companies.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Dec. 1.-Suits
have been commenced by local attorneys
against about twenty mining companies,
which were formed here or in this
neighbOrhOOd for speculative purposes
during the iron excitement last spring
and early in the summer. The suits are
for wages of labOrers and for supplies,
and the demands of the plaintiffs ag-
gregate several thousand dollars. Most
of the companies in question were based
on GOgebic or Penokee options. Some
of the companies will probably settle,
and some cannot be reached. 1t is said
some of the organizations were not in
cOrpOrated according to the statute, and
not companies, and many stockholders
are therefore uncomfortable lest they
be held individually responsible for
claims such as those upon which actions
have been brought. While Eau Claire
was not hit as hard as some other cities
of its size by the iron boom of last win
ter and spring, 1t is, nevertheless be-
lieved that citizens of all classes here
contributed, in the aggregate, three or
four hundred thousand dollars to the
whirlpool. Of course, this is a trif1e
compared with the eight or ten millions
which it is estimated the Milwaukee
rank and file of amateur and profess
sional spectators invested in more or
less unSubstantial iron schemes. A few
of the thoroughbred spectators have
made money, and. of course, the men
who own fee interests in good iron
properties are all right. Very few have
suffered very severely from this great
est of crazes in the recent history of
Northwestern speculation, and even
among the army of losers who have
seen their good dollars fly up the tiume
there is not the slightest diminution of
confidence in the iron wealth of Wis
consin and its vast Importance as fac
tor in a great commercial future.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
CRADLE KICKERS.

Rock-bottom figures-The price of a
cradle-ChurubuscO People.
1t is not complimentary to babies to
refer to the nursery as the bawl room.-
Boston Courier.
Next to politics, nothing creates more
noise in the house than the last baby
Boston Transcript.
A new color among ladies' dress goods
is called spanked baby" We should
say it was decidedly loud" color
that is, little yeller.-Norristown
Herald.
"a Little Rock seven-weeks old baby
can talk" 1t must, of course, be a girl.
Well bet our hcne pard could talk
when she was day old.--Kentueky
State Journal,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Arrogance is next of kin to ignorance.
Life.
Manga man is lre own worst friend.--
Texas SiftingS.
Politeness tinged with insOlence is
worse than rudeness.-Philadelphia
Call.
Beauty is but skin deep. There is no
peach so handsome as sour clingstOne.
Omaha World.
The multiplication table is the ban
quet board of the mathematician
Charlestown Enterprise.
Justice is the pillar that upholds the
whole fabric of human sOciety.--Chi-
cage Sunday National.
Experience is the stepping stone to
wisdom, but some men always slip into
the creek-Philadelph Call.
Trying TO run down every SANDER is
like trying to pick up quicksilver with
your thumb and finger.-Alta Califor-
mia.
Credit is said to be the next best
thing to capital. but it's sometimes best
for man not to have too much of it,
Oil City Blizzard.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02

Every Minnesotian has reason to be
proud of the GLOBE" remarked prom
inent gentleman from the southern part
of the state, yesterday. 81 never real
lied what influence it has abroad until
the last week, which have been spend
ing in Chicago. l stopped at the Palmer
house, where found more st. Paul
GLOBES On sale and more in demand
than any paper printed outside of Chi
cage. / always had to leave my order
at the news stand the night before in
order to make sure of getting. GLoBE
next morning, the demand for them be-
ing so great that they we've ReneraIly